The Cycles

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The occurrence of surplus liquid exceeding the limit or capacity (6)
  2. 6. A common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas (8)
  3. 11. The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time (13)
  4. 13. Layer of air around the Earth (10)
  5. 14. A living thing that has the ability to act or function independently (plural) (9)
  6. 15. Huge body of salt water (plural) (6)
  7. 16. The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists (9)

Down

  1. 1. A water solution of ___ (7)
  2. 2. An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous ___ (6)
  3. 4. The motion characteristic of fluids (4)
  4. 5. The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth where living organisms exist (9)
  5. 7. The watery layer of the earth's surface (11)
  6. 8. The process of becoming a vapor (11)
  7. 9. The planet we live on (5)
  8. 10. Tiny single-celled living things, some of which cause illness (8)
  9. 12. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)